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'''Ahmed Rashid''' (b. ]) is a ]i journalist and best-selling author. He was born in ] in 1948 and was educated at ], ], ], and ]. He serves as the Pakistan, Afghanistan and Central Asia correspondent for the '']'' and the '']''. He also writes for the '']'', '']'', and academic journals. He appears regularly on international TV and radio networks such as ] and ]. '''Ahmed Rashid''' (b. ] in ]) is a ]i journalist and best-selling author. Rashid attended ], ], ], and ]. He serves as the Pakistan, Afghanistan and Central Asia correspondent for the '']'' and the '']''. He also writes for the '']'', '']'', and academic journals. He appears regularly on international TV and radio networks such as ] and ].


Rashid's 2000 book, ''Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia'', was a '']'' bestseller for 5 weeks. It was translated into 22 languages. According to his homepage it has sold 1.5 million copies <ref> Rashid's homepage, press on biography (retrieved 5 November 2006)</ref> since the ]. The book was used extensively by American analysts in the wake of the 9/11 attacks. In 2003 Rashid's ''Jihad - the Rise of Militant Islam in Central Asia'' was published. Rashid's 2000 book, ''Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia'', was a '']'' bestseller for five weeks, translated into 22 languages, and has sold 1.5 million copies since the ].<ref name=HOMEPAGE> Ahmed Rashid</ref> The book was used extensively by American analysts in the wake of the 9/11 attacks. In 2003 Rashid's ''Jihad - the Rise of Militant Islam in Central Asia'' was published.


Rashid lives in ], ] with his wife and two children. Rashid lives in ], ] with his wife and two children.


==References== ==Works==
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==Bibliography==
*''The Resurgence of Central Asia: Islam or Nationalism?'', ] (]), ISBN 1-85649-131-5. *''The Resurgence of Central Asia: Islam or Nationalism?'', ] (]), ISBN 1-85649-131-5.
*''Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia'', ] (]) ISBN 0-300-08340-8. *''Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia'', ] (]) ISBN 0-300-08340-8.
*''Jihad: The Rise of Militant Islam in Central Asia'', Yale University Press (], ]) ISBN 0-300-09345-4. (]: ], 2002) *''Jihad: The Rise of Militant Islam in Central Asia'', Yale University Press (], ]) ISBN 0-300-09345-4. (]: ], 2002)
*'''', published on ] 2006

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==External links== ==External links==

Revision as of 18:25, 3 January 2007

Ahmed Rashid (b. 1948 in Rawalpindi) is a Pakistani journalist and best-selling author. Rashid attended Malvern College, England, Government College Lahore, and Cambridge University. He serves as the Pakistan, Afghanistan and Central Asia correspondent for the Far Eastern Economic Review and the Daily Telegraph. He also writes for the Wall Street Journal, The Nation, and academic journals. He appears regularly on international TV and radio networks such as CNN and BBC World.

Rashid's 2000 book, Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia, was a New York Times bestseller for five weeks, translated into 22 languages, and has sold 1.5 million copies since the September 11, 2001 attacks. The book was used extensively by American analysts in the wake of the 9/11 attacks. In 2003 Rashid's Jihad - the Rise of Militant Islam in Central Asia was published.

Rashid lives in Lahore, Pakistan with his wife and two children.

Works

References

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